Flax Foods

Watford

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Flax Foods scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 June 2025 by Hertsmere.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Flax Foods, from January 2019 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Flax Foods.

Food hygiene rating history for Flax Foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 January 2019	4 / 5	Good
18 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Flax Foods in Watford has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

43 High Road,
Bushey Heath,
Watford,
WD23 1EE

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Flax Foods. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Flax Foods?

Food hygiene at Flax Foods is inspected by Hertsmere, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Flax Foods

What is Flax Foods’s food hygiene rating?

Flax Foods has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 June 2025.

When was Flax Foods last inspected?

Flax Foods was last inspected by Hertsmere on 18 June 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.